Resources

LOCAL CHURCH DISCERNMENT PROCESS

• “A Faithful Step Forward”, SC Conference, Dec. 19, 2022: https://www.umcsc.org/discern/
• SC UMC Local Church Discernment FAQ, SC Conference: https://www.umcsc.org/wp-content/uploads/Local-Church-Discernment-Process-FAQ-12-19-2022.pdf
• SC UMC Bishop Holston on Local Church Discernment Process Video, Mar. 23, 2023: https://www.umcsc.org/bishop-holston-on-local-church-discernment-process/

UMC CHANGES

• “Social Principles of the UMC 2017-2020” as a pdf, Cokesbury: https://www.cokesbury.com/samples/pdf/9781501835773.pdf
• “United Methodist Revised Social Principles”, The General Conference 2024: https://www.umcjustice.org/documents/124
• “Ask the UMC series, The United Methodist Church really is…”, analysis by Rev. Taylor W Burton Edwards, UMC: https://www.umc.org/en/content/ask-the-umc-the-umc-really-is-series

GENERAL CONFERENCE – APRIL 23 – MAY 3, 2024

• General Conference 2020, Resource UMC: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/churchwide/general-conference-2020
• General Conference News and Commentary, UM News: https://www.umnews.org/en/landing-pages/general-conference-news-and-commentary
• “What Happened at General Conference”, by Jessica Brodie, May 14, 2024, SC Advocate: https://advocatesc.org/articles/general-conference-2024
• “Understanding General Conference 2024: Frequently Asked Questions & Resources”, Western NC Conference UMC, May 4, 2024: https://www.wnccumc.org/understanding-general-conference-2024-faqs#:~:text=What%20changes%20were%20made%20to,practicing”%20gay%20and%20lesbian%20people
• “All That General Conference Passed” by Heather Hahn, June 25, 2024, UM News:: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/all-that-general-conference-passed
• Wrap-Up Video: General Conference 2024, Video by United Methodist Communications: https://www.resourceumc.org/en/content/wrap-up-video-general-conference-2020
• “MAY 3 wrap-up: Historic conference comes to a close” by Joey Butler, May 3, 2024, UM News: https://www.umnews.org/en/news/may-3-wrap-up-historic-conference-comes-to-a-close

SC ANNUAL CONFERENCE – JUNE 9-12, 2024

• “God’s Work, Not Ours”, by Jessica Brodie, June 16, 2024, SC Advocate: https://advocatesc.org